Brazos Land, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners

OPINION

CHAVEZ, Judge.

Appellant, Brazos Land, Inc. (Brazos), a subdivider, appeals the decision of the district court of Rio Arriba County which upheld the disapproval of their subdivision plat by appellee, Board of County Commissioners of Rio Arriba County (Board).

Two issues are presented:

1. Whether New Mexico Constitution article IV, section 34 prevented application of a later enacted ordinance to Brazos’s subdivision plat;

2. Whether Brazos is entitled to automatic plat approval pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 47-6-22(C) (Repl.Pamp.1982).

We affirm.

Facts

Brazos submitted its application for…